Squarepusher - Beep Street

[@denshiondo-ri]

I listen to this song every New Year's morning ...27 years now

[@njm8443]

awesome. happy new years! 🙂

[@FGSRFunLol]

I see that username you got there.

[@Somethingsomethinglol]

nice

[@hitkid2456]

@@FGSRFunLol Profile picture too

[@brownacid]

That's a lovely tradition

[@R0llingHard]

This is 24 years old and it still doesn't feel dated.

[@necromax13]

Ben Smith the snare sample makes it sound a bit too much like ska IMO, so, it's the only part that shows its age.

[@augustcelineiii946]

@@necromax13 I don't think so. Sounds like D&B snare commonly used among artists today.

[@necromax13]

@@augustcelineiii946 no, the drum kit is distinctly 90s, as opposed to the "amen break" which is the drum kit dnb artists have been using since forever.

[@hydrodwarf]

Born 2 generations ahead of his time

[@PedroAscherPA]

dude this is not an amen break amen breaks have more agreesive drums

[@msmltvcktl]

I miss you, Cam. This was one of his favourite songs; i still remember standing in his living room, playing this song after a night's partying and before going to sleep around 9 "in the afternoon", as he used to say.

[@zxms]

I'm sorry to heart this. It seems your friend has a great taste in music. May his soul rest in peace for all eternity.

[@allgunsblazed9106]

rest peacefully cam

[@jkrenz77]

Yah, rest easy. This hits home.

[@macacoosnofa]

I literally found this song in 2019 and i thought it was current, only to find out now that it is from 1997. That is what I call timeless music

[@ohoto3896]

time has no meaning when it comes to squarepusher

[@Eldrss]

er.. , yer, it does sound dated.. that sound is ssssuper recognizable from lat 90s early 200.. but super.. (and that production,too)

[@taggerung_]

@@Eldrss only if youre very familiar with idm/breakbeat tracks that came out of the 90s. for someone who has never heard of music like this, it sounds so fresh

[@ck891]

Ya joking right kid??? This entire album stinks of the 90’s. It’s a beau piece of work

[@yhizz1809]

@@unreelNgin JD is fire

[@ZolomonHunter]

This is a certified hood classic

[@signifidelica2819]

The right hoods

[@Hypelloo]

damn right brother

[@yosefhezekiah4818]

A tip: watch movies at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.

[@claymoses9629]

@Yosef Hezekiah yea, been using Flixzone for since december myself =)

[@black_pig_iron]

lol

[@enriquemoon]

Drum n bass always takes me back to NY 90s .... beautiful times

[@garrett2439]

Technically this is the genre known as "breaks", a close cousin of drum & bass.

[@ricochetsixtyten]

@@garrett2439 drill n bass, lol

[@sonicbionic]

@@garrett2439 breaks is another term for breakbeat

[@Splifftasty]

I first heard it in Sleeping Dogs when i was cruising around on the highway. It was just magical. I just found it again after some years and i instantly got the same feeling as back then. This is Art. ❤

[@ilsonilson7113]

Damn! I just used to listen to it with headphones while on the bus.

[@poe6018]

A fucking masterpiece, heard this 8 years ago and it changed my life, left classical music school and devoted entirely to electronic music and sound design.

[@jeroomkerkhofs5649]

There is a video of Beep Street on KZbin, a clip driving around in Tokyo. The perfect match between audio and video.

[@snoutysnouterson]

What a legend, living life your way.

[@kkngd391]

What about it changed you?

[@nicklandable]

Sad!

[@feredox6655]

​@@nicklandablenot really. it's honestly great. guy loves doing what he loves and he's not afraid to confront the consequences of such decisions. it's kind of inspiring in a way.

[@pastywhiteboy9393]

One of the best pieces of music I've heard in my life.

[@SunLevi]

Same!

[@pauljohnpinkybennett3557]

Along with Aphex Twin, I hope !

[@superchecco81fuck]

@@pauljohnpinkybennett3557 better

[@pauljohnpinkybennett3557]

@@superchecco81fuck I doubt it bud, the mass of records, back catalogue tracks. They're both mates but Aphex twin has a wider depth of I.D.M.

[@allgunsblazed9106]

@@superchecco81fuck oof I love squarepusher but he ain't on the same level as Richard

[@pakovegabsd]

To me this song is an example of how machines can make someone feel so human, so in love and in harmony with the energy that flows through the world. How the artificial becomes natural. Art.

[@Sternertime]

if you think about it. We are nature. If we are natural, everything we make is too. More refined modes of matter are still composed of the same stuff, even if their functions are so complex that they seem to defy nature.

[@kangurulmusic]

I guess he just recorded every instrument and used actually recorded drum loop. There is enough soul in it.

[@RowBlanka]

Pako Vega everything artificial is natural you dingus haha

[@shaunj.8841]

Gay.

[@myguitardidyermom212]

it was made by humans tho; the computer was just the instrument.

[@JoCaTen]

There's something about this song I can't really explain. Everytime I listen to it, everytime the piano/vibraphone starts I just start feeling nostalgic of the 2000s and early 2010s. I really miss those days...

[@justinross940]

Me too. A masterpiece

[@allgunsblazed9106]

honestly doesn't it remind you of simpler times , love it.

[@ogregolabo]

Same here

[@PSpencer]

First Sleeping Dogs and now Rider's Republic, this song is back in the videogame landscape! Love it

[@milkmanswife93696]

the two climaxes are beyond words. indescribable.

[@justinross940]

great.. not alone.... I feel the same way.

[@sonicbionic]

another good example is Midwinter Log by μ-Ziq. it seamlessly split the chaos and the atmosphere. songs like this are amazing

[@brianflynt2674]

between the drum programming, the pulsating bassline, the bittersweet yet beautiful melody this ranks as one of my favorite songs over the past 20 years on a emotional and technical level and its great to hear him still pushing the limits while keeping his jazz fusion roots. "Music is rotted one Note" needs a repress on LP as my CD has worn itself out

[@justinross940]

I 100% agree

[@sonicbionic]

the last 40 nearly forces you to cry. and its only the second track.

[@nilorodriguez7132]

damn that wave of drums at 2:18 it's pure madness. What an amazing mix

[@nilorodriguez7132]

and came back at 4:18 damn it really felt like a wave

[@kylethenoble1211]

How are you fellow Straw Hat?

[@turningwrenches89]

You aren’t lying, He goes on a major tear….

[@efmusic04]

Yeah, if you look at the waveforms for hard normal daddy tracks he really left so much good dynamic range in there

[@creativetomato1293]

Whenever someone asks what a snare rush is, I show them this.

[@KMS2K]

This playing as I speed along the highway in the rain at night in Sleeping Dogs = pure bliss.

[@durdened]

First heard this on Riders Republic. I always listen to it fully when it comes on. Love this song!

[@AceOfCrowbars]

This might be one of my favorite IDM tracks, ever. Of all time.

[@syrus3k]

Yeah it's pretty special. I only discovered this last year or maybe 2018 - I've listened to it a lot now.

[@rotmgdabeatz]

Yes i love this a lot man, drums sound hellish but coordinated. Hardcore but melts the soul a little bit at the same time

[@deafeye]

What is IDM

[@AceOfCrowbars]

@@deafeye Intelligent dance music. Basically EDM, but more...creative, for lack of a better word (there's a Wikipedia article on IDM, I'd recommend looking there). Famous IDM artists include Squarepusher, Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, Clark, and Autechre, among others.

[@bloodklotte3648]

More akin to drill&bass/braindance to be specific, which is a subgenre but still, it helps to know more

[@Renawara]

The first time I heard this my mind was BLOWN

[@justinross940]

me too!

[@sonicbionic]

every song from FMWT and HND split me. specifically smedley's melody and vic acid

[@jkrenz77]

Oh yeah. I hear it in different ways, depending when I listen. Strange but true. I can’t say enough about Tom. A fucking madman!

[@elusivepassages]

This jam is a gem!

[@unified_transform]

Drum sample is from the song "Soul Pride" by James Brown

[@김하윤-z8l]

thanke you!

[@ridley2333]

Greg Dutcher actually its the amen break

[@evo636]

Quote soul pride sir, just check :)

[@syfenx]

I'm glad it's not amen, so overused anyway (you know it is)

[@one-bell]

so much fun to play with though.

[@cynir]

This song feels like a hopeful, melancholic recollection of one's life's progress, humbling like watching the soft colours of a sunset and thinking about the vastness and complexities of everyone and everything around you. Although the existential march onward is blind and there will be future bad days, separated from everything bad about this world, there is the warmth of hope that the tomorrows of tomorrow will bring good news.

[@desertrance]

Made me cry😊

[@samdraper9470]

Never get bored even though I've listened to it a million times. Perfection.

[@MsFrOlya]

me too ))

[@justinross940]

Me too!

[@malsypright]

'Beep Street' is literally the perfect title for this. It piques your interest, fits the genre having all these weird names, it's catchy, and the song itself sounds very urban and relaxed. It sounds like a simple lifestyle, just driving along the streets of your city, going about your day beneath a cloudy sky, and in the monotony of your life routine you ponder the mysteries of the world and reflect with yourself. You have a desire to learn and see what's out there beyond your city. For now you can't. You're still trapped paying bills, living in apartments, working your ass off in a job you don't really like. But someday, you'll be able to fly. You'll travel the world and see everything.

[@Marianne69420]

Beautiful and it describes perfectly what I'm feeling

[@obliqueapplications8881]

I love that interpretation

[@cuexu]

exactly

[@midinerd]

So THAT's my horoscope. thank you!

[@sunsetman22]

sounds like the perfect introduction to a Time Out Of Joint adaptation

[@ImpulseGenerator]

One of my favorite pieces of music of all time.

[@justinross940]

me too

[@daveo576]

I only discovered this song in 2015. I was lonely because I was working for a year in a city where I didn't know anyone. Music like this made it a happy loneliness until I met people.

[@justinross940]

nice...

[@RichmondMusicNew]

20 years later and here we all are still enjoying this amazing track.

[@karenhoward9324]

Amazing-never knew they were around this long-never heard of them until this past Sunday! Son In Law had song on Bluetooth plugged in in the car. I asked what he was listening to. Sure glad I did! I'm in love!

[@jimyost2585]

Real music is timeless... it surpasses time.

[@starisesun7692]

YAS 2020!!!!

[@lsdude4205]

I can't stop listening to this song seriously.

[@ByronGraham]

I hear ya ! Good times! There nothing negative about it.. Just good!

[@upvector]

Lsdude420 same here love this one...

[@dj_dzak]

lol

[@Lance3015]

released a few months before i was born. discovered it in 2017.. its by far one of the best tracks i ever experienced. i cant even describe the amazing feelings of it. it feels like past, present and future at the same time. a feeling long gone, but also still being present, and like its just about to happen. idk. so peaceful. so solitary. lost place. cant get enough of this track

[@hadtosaythis]

at 42 seconds when he hits one key on the synth... to let you know what type of ride you are in for

[@E.C.2]

Haven't listened to him in many yrs,still holds up.

[@dewittsnyder4212]

Every time I listen to the sound so clean

[@mdh16hunter]

Enjoyed this track while playing Sleeping Dogs. Like that there was a radio channel dedicated to the Warp label. Much respect to the developers.

[@ericfleming5783]

Why do I cry tears of joy whenever I hear this song? This is magical!

[@Michauczak-mp1dn]

Beatiful balance between the base, bass, low tones, and piano, with a little bit of DnB, its 1997, from this song and Richard D. Jamesa tekno V2 starts... i miss songs like this... peace

[@justinross940]

really>? how did you get here? just asking from a fellow Aphix Twin fan.

[@allgunsblazed9106]

@@justinross940 probably just the breakbeats.

[@Michauczak-mp1dn]

@@justinross940 I'm 46 yrs old, I remember Aphex from Sacrum Profanum in Kraków, where He just Blow out others, Squarepusher, well , i dontr remember,

[@jaydub5011]

Never gets old

[@franciscomunoz1476]

Im from CHILE... I like so much squarepusher since 20 years old

[@matumatumat]

wena culiaito bacan saber que hay mas gente que le aplica al IDM por acá

[@maxwell6898]

we somos de todas partes. eeuu

[@TheBlackKakashi]

This is such a peaceful and chill song. I can ride around to it for hours

[@FlyinEye]

Always love me some old Squarepusher. I remember cruising around at night playing this song & album. Moody for being so technical. Love the contrast of live instruments and electronic. Gives it soul that so much other music is missing when it attempts to replicate this genre.

[@BharatkumarPatel-di9pl]

Happy never was a year !

[@sinqlogue]

Every single snare hit is printed in my brain! So good and so timeless. Great piece of music!

[@ponkor]

Homeboy got his MIDI velocity programming down to a tee!... And then after that. He throws in some of the most emotive music on top!!. 🍒🍒🍒

[@H3RD3R]

This song randomly came up on my Spotify one day a couple years ago and I’m so happy it did.

[@ivanaagtje101]

bro casually invented in 1997 a genre that is still popular and growing in 2024. Dnb and Breakcore

[@sonicbionic]

dnb was NOT invented by Squarepusher. he didnt invent breakcore neither. it was (probably) Alec Empire. let alone him not being breakcore in the first place. although he was one of the first few people to make drill n bass

[@AwesomePolarBear]

I was in awe when I heard this playing in Riders Republic! I'm so happy an amazing song like this is in an awesome game.

[@etz80808yy]

RR has a goated soundtrack, whoever was in charge knows about electronic music, there's also a few aphex twin tracks on it

[@jakedarch7824]

This track gives me so many feelings of nostalgia it's unreal...

[@laraoudealink1704]

One of the most beautiful things I have ever heard, completely threw me off guard the first time. Wow wow wow wow wow

[@o.h.westberg8410]

This song was way ahead of its time.

[@anelebit504]

Ur so right

[@lassebohnenkamp6426]

I love Squarepusher great artist!

[@confusedowl297]

2020 and this still sounds fresh!

[@confusedowl297]

Still love this song in 2022

[@rd101]

Even in 2023 this song still sounds pretty modern!

[@confusedowl297]

@@rd101 For sure, this music is timeless

[@immeika]

2135 and this song is still fresh

[@clixis]

2024, still fresh

[@JukesMcGee]

This really needs fast-forwarded time-lapse footage of a city intersection.

[@chopincj7530]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6qoqqKggtupm7s open in another tab

[@Alter_Ego247]

​@@chopincj7530 the real deal: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmHXfKCEo8l8o6c

[@MandrakeFernflower]

interspersed with time lapses of plants growing and you get the perfect downtempo video

[@mothhh2114]

@@MandrakeFernflower Squarepusher's "Beep Street" in the background of a sped up city intersections with interspersed videos of sped up plants growing. Coming right up!

[@ungobungo7986]

@@mothhh2114 gonna make it?

[@beefax]

been listening to this song for 3 years now... wish i'd known it sooner :/

[@sonicbionic]

i found it just this year. ive been missing out on music in general but drill n bass legit changed me

[@judgerouse88]

I first heard this about 7/8 years ago and it is in my top 10 most played tracks. I love everything about it, never gets old, perfection!

[@ninou972]

best electronic ambiant all of time

[@justindawson5930]

Oh yeah, I bought this record back in the days and recorded it on cassette tape so I could listen to it in my car

[@vico805]

sick!

[@CappnRock]

I love everyone’s time stamps. I scroll through and feel your feels at the same time you did

[@leeellis4820]

I still return to this album every so often and it gets better and better every time.

[@dimitrisgonatas2264]

This track expresses my deep sorrow and Griff I feel right now.turning back to it after so many years

[@cubensisa]

so intense and at the same time so relaxing track, damn Ive been looking for it for so long

[@RsiX_productions]

Good times in 1999 listening to squarepusher endlessly

[@sonraysonic3146]

never ages

[@S14M07]

hypnotizing drums 🤤

[@vico805]

yes/cool pfp!

[@chimpansi2]

Still listening to this, still fresh after 20years..

[@gabrielcazals4140]

I just this heard this song sampled the breakbeat from soul pride of james brown. It makes this masterpiece even cooler to me

[@arsenegupengath3104]

to be honest this is my all time favorite pusher track, just pure perfection.

[@kimurapython121]

Just heard this on Sleeping Dogs. Reminds me of Mirrors edge, such a good soundtrack

[@justinredding2631]

A total gem that hasn't aged a day. I reviewed this album when I was a music journo back in the day, still love this track.

[@OldNorseGod1966]

I jumped when I heard this in an Oslo club in97.Still kicks ass!☮️&❤2 U all from an Old Norse God

[@griiseknoen]

The rushing rapid energy of those genius drums, combined with the slow beautiful almost hypnotic chords, harmonies and melodies... It makes me feel like I'm travelling at the speed of light, while simultaneously being *absolutely still,* floating suspended in time and space.

[@danhat606]

Album that saved my life!

[@JestersGeneration]

So beautiful

[@ByronGraham]

Have a bad day and listen this masterpiece of music! It will get you back on track to handle that shit! Squarepusher!!

[@menahds]

Questa è musica! Grazie per le emozioni che riesci a trasmetterci con questi suoni fantastici❤️

[@jkrenz77]

Brings back such strong memories. Huge.

[@drexciya2]

Highlight of that Album. Artwork is second to none done by the designers republic.

[@kraftyhandz]

This song is precious. So, so precious. Gets me emotional every time.

[@nd.b77]

I‘m listening in 2019 and I will keep listening at least until 3019, I swear!

[@spacejunk3554]

2023! Still Banging!

[@WhirlwindDrums]

the snare roll a 2:19 gives me goosebumps

[@MUSTASCH1O]

If Squarepusher had a drummer, he would have the biggest arms on Earth, and probably 3 or 4 arms at that.

[@stripedhyenuh]

Tom Jenkinson: "Note to self: Replace entire robot band with octopuses."

[@TheSwordsmanInBlack]

stripedhyenuh Octopus robots

[@EDWARDJFOX-sb6zl]

hahahaha ... true

[@meatdepartment8901]

+MUSTASCH1O listen to frictional nevada by venetian snares

[@zantttt91]

I know a drummer who just recorded this track with all the parts. I saw the teaser, it looks freaking unreal. He is posting the video soon, will share it here. You guys have to see this.

[@Neoroticus]

Truly underrated. Masterpiece.

[@hush3956]

6:00 my favourite. I love how peaceful that is

[@dogbotdubedit1416]

Still remember buying this at the record store without bothing to listen to it first. Never regrets w the pusher

[@chimpansi2]

Love this. Always coming back..

[@bittripflux]

been slowly waiting for months for this to reach 1 million views, almost there

[@randyj420]

Awesome album and easily among his best material.

[@Moneyaddthenmultiply]

gorgeous immortal track

[@tyle560]

i don't really have much to say that is noteworthy besides I love this song so much it makes me feel so nostalgic the final melody always makes me cry this is such a beautiful song this is pure art I love you squarepusher

[@ChandlerWorthen]

This is so far out man. Timeless music.

[@kaiseredwardappah6630]

This is pure genius outstanding work and production by Squarepusher 👋👋💨💨💨

[@arsenegupengath3104]

one of my fav, I'll always remember the first time this track hit my eardrum !

[@dandymanwoodrow6246]

had the best nights of my life with this tune.. love 4 ever

[@palkamusica]

This song made me cry when I was suffering from hard schizophrenia 5 years ago.

[@justinross940]

still have it? schizophrenia ?

[@palkamusica]

@@justinross940 yes, but light symptoms, I'm in remission

[@charlieking7600]

I wish I heard it sooner. I didn't have schizophrenia, but depression. Of course that's not so awful state of mind, yet sometimes I witnessed hallucinations mixed with overall energy loss. I've even dropped out from university because I couldn't handle my psychological condition. Music always helped to human mind, and stylish one especially helps. And Tom Jenkinson definitely has a style.

[@palkamusica]

@@charlieking7600 I had to drop from school too, twice, because of the hallucination. Cool to meet somebody in the same boat. I'm totally healed now

[@charlieking7600]

@@palkamusica well, I experienced hallucinations in very specific format: each time I was taking a sleep, I was stuck in intermediate condition, when I could feel anything but can't be conscious at all means. I remember witnessing screams and "watching" video in fast tempo. Or something like mother talking to me, while I lie in room I wasn't supposed to lie with feeling irrational fear. And, of course, these things weren't happening in reality, but only in head of mine. And I remember dreams that try to mimic reality, they all feel different to these hallucinations, because I didn't feel anything with my own body. I could do anything that is logically possible, but it wouldn't induce any physical sense. I am telling this to ensure there were not only dreams, but something different too. Anyway, I am fine now. The only thing that boggles my mind are my own unrealistic goals.

[@Aeiroq]

I bought my mountain bike last year in June, there’s been no stopping me since ! Giant Trance X gang ❤❤

[@voltywolty340]

FINALLY ONE MILLION VIEWS!

[@sonicbionic]

i find this song to be a combination of being silly, ethereal and emotional at the same time. when you start the song, it's all bouncy and boopy. the title honestly gives off a "happy town! =D in a cartoon!" kinda vibe. and idk if other people get this but i felt like the synths appearing at 0:49 pretty much the song taking the song's silliness in a different way. basically faux sentimentalism. and then the COMPLETE opposite on 3:09 (when the synths get even deeper) up until the end. i find it amazing how despite, for me, Beep Street being one of the more "childish" songs on the album, manages to have SUCH STRONG beauty at it's ending. this song is actually a journey.

[@beensupe]

the part from 0:09 to 0:12 always gives me chills

[@PP-bs3od]

That's some intricate drum programming

[@GAKtion64]

I remember listening to this for the first time on sleeping dogs. That game introduced me to a bunch of new artists. Good times.

[@hackalacka]

Wow. I haven't heard this one in years. Still brings me chills 💗✌️

[@brainspoke]

so many memories align here...biggest... x

[@tonygabashvili8357]

They played this on the radio today! I was so surprised

[@justinross940]

no they didn't

[@tonygabashvili8357]

@@justinross940 Yes they did. I was on the bus 6 years ago and they played this on the radio and everyone starting clapping at the end

[@josephfelice601]

His new material is astounding in its complexity and density, but somehow I prefer this to his new ultra-glitch hyper-fusion whatever you want to deem it. This material had more human connection, at least for me. Nobody could touch him back then, now the programs do EVERYTHING for you. Making this even more amazing when you consider how he was working.